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Dead Author Tribute- J.D. Salinger

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Dead Author Tribute JD Salinger game quiz
"This is a quiz on the works of J.D. Salinger."

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1. In "Down at the Dingy" how does Boo Boo get her son to come out of the boat?
    she tells him that if he gets out she'll give him pickles
    she demands for him to come out
    she tells him that she is a sea captain
    she tells him that, when Daddy comes home, they'll all go for a ride


2. In "Teddy" why can we assume that Teddy predicted his own death?
    he didn't
    he knew the pool would be empty
    he knew the pool would be full
    he planned to kill himself


3. In "Zooey" what does the Fat Lady symbolize?
    Bessie
    Seymour
    Jesus Christ is a woman
    Jesus Christ is in everyone


4. In "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters" why was Buddy glad he had a pencil and paper?
    he wasn't
    he could take notes on the passengers
    he could write secret notes to other passengers
    there was a deaf mute in the car


5. What story does Seymour commit suicide in?
    Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes
    A Perfect Day for Bananafish
    The Laughing Man
    Seymour: An Introduction


6. In "The Catcher in the Rye" what is NOT a reason Holden Caulfield gives for wanting a horse?
    people with cars are always trying to get better cars
    a horse is at least human
    a horse doesn't need gas
    he doesn't like cars


7. In what story does Seymour calm down baby Franny by reading to her?
    Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters
    Franny
    Seymour: An Introduction
    Down at the Dingy


8. In "Zooey" who does Franny want to talk to?
    Zooey
    Buddy
    Bessie
    Seymour


9. In "De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period" how does Daumier-Smith imagine he will react if he finds out his room is flooded?
    pretend to be delighted and fake a foot disease
    claim that Picasso lived in a flooded room
    be very upset
    swim in it


10. In "The Catcher in the Rye" why does Holden sneak into his parents' home?
    to get some food
    to get something out of his room
    to sleep
    to talk to Phoebe


11. In "Zooey" what does Zooey want Franny to do?
    nothing
    keep on praying
    stop praying and start acting
    go and kill herself


12. In "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters" why did Seymour throw a rock at Charlotte?
    she looked beautiful
    she liked him
    she stomped on his foot
    she looked ugly


13. In "Seymour: An Introduction" what does Seymour give everyone at his parents' party?
    their coats
    drinks
    candy
    their shoes


14. In "The Catcher in the Rye" what does Summer reveal to Holden?
    she hates being a prostitue
    he was lied to about the prices for hookers
    she was sold into prostitution
    he is a freak


15. In "For Esme - With Love and Squalor" what did one wall say to the other wall?
    nothing
    you are surrounding me
    get out of my face
    meet you at the corner


16. In "Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut" what happens to Ramona's imaginary boyfriend?
    nothing, he is still around
    he turns out to be real
    he runs away forever
    he dies and is replaced


17. In "Franny" what does Franny do toward the end of the story?
    go home
    die
    faint
    run away forever


18. In "The Catcher in the Rye" what does Holden want to do?
    commit suicide
    finish school
    nothing
    keep kids from falling off the ledge in the rye


19. In "Zooey" who does Zooey blame for him and Franny being screwed up?
    Bessie
    Walt and Waker
    No one
    Seymour and Buddy


20. In "Seymour: An Introduction" what type of poetry does Buddy ramble on and on about?
    noan
    Free Verse
    Japanese
    English


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